Category Archives: Interviews

Podcast on the San Francisco General Strike (1934)

[I realize it is a few days after Labor Day but here is a program on the 75th anniversary of the SF General Strike from Michael Krasny's Forum: Podcast is here. The image is from sfgeneralstrike.org] The San Francisco General … Continue reading

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Honduras Debate: Davis Vs Grandin on Democracy Now

Democracy Now! is a misnamed show because the program’s host, Amy Goodman, has such an obvious disdain for the concept of democracy. Like so many on the far left, Goodman reserves her criticisms for places like the U.S. and Israel … Continue reading

Posted in (Anti and Post) Communism, International Politics, Interviews, Latin America, Media, Radicalism | 4 Comments

Gaza and After: An Interview with Paul Berman

[H/t to ZWord. Michelle Sieff's interview with Paul Berman is well worth reading. An excerpt is below.] How have you judged Israel’s actions against Hamas? Do you think Israel used disproportionate force against Hamas? There is an obligation to live, … Continue reading

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C-SPAN: “Three Years Later,” Conversations with Iraq War Veterans

Regular readers know I am a C-SPAN junkie. I watch Washington Journal every morning (M-Fr), Book TV on a semi-regular basis, and try to catch Bryan Lamb‘s interviews on Q&A and Booknotes as often as I can. For anyone interested … Continue reading

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Muravchik in Democratiya: The Neoconservative Persuasion and Foreign Policy

[I posted about the new edition of Democratiya a few days ago. I’d like to direct your attention to Alan Johnson's interview with Joshua Muravchik. The interviews in Democratiya are always excellent but this one was of particular interest to … Continue reading

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